成人学士学位英语考试真题及答案完整版

成人学士学位英语考试真题及答案完整版
2017年11月北京成人学士学位英语考试真题及答案
Part I (30%)
Passage 1
According to a report published last week。

in 2014.older Americans fell 29 n times。

resulting in 7 n injuries。

Out of these cases。

about 1 n were treated in emergency departments。

and approximately 800,000 XXX。

more than 27,000 falls led to death。

This problem is ing increasingly us.
XXX "older adult falls are increasing and。

sadly。

often indicate the end of independence." However。

XXX Individuals。

families。

XXX.
Dr。

Wolf-Klein。

a medical professor in New York。

expressed concern that rs who experience a fall alone at home
often do not tell anyone。

This can XXX。

putting them at risk for nal falls that can lead to XXX injuries.
Last month。

over 27,000 XXX.
From the passage。

we learn that XXX can have us consequences。

XXX and the loss of independence.
The word "frailer" in paragraph 5 likely means "weaker." This is because frailty is often associated with physical XXX.
According to the passage。

it is true that falls among older adults are a us issue that should not be kept quiet。

After a fall。

elderly individuals are at risk of developing chronic problems and may require nal care.
The main idea of this passage is that XXX。

It is important to address this XXX and the loss of independence.
XXX 2016.the district XXX solar panels across all three of its schools。

some of which can track the sun's movement across the sky。

This move towards solar energy is part of a wider trend。

with only 1,000 schools using solar power in pared to
3,727 in 2014.according to a report by the Solar n。

XXX。

XXX。

notes that the number of schools using solar panels has continued
to rise since 2014.
Solar XXX sources。

including its XXX。

non-XXX。

and
the XXX is free。

By using solar power。

schools can save money on energy costs over time.
it is difficult to install.
Solar power can present challenges when it XXX and cost。

XXX had to borrow money to make the XXX。

many schools still find that the XXX lessons。

XXX issues while seeing it in n。

According to Brown。

this XXX。

Sheridan students can gain a global perspective and feel like they are making a positive impact
on the world beyond their school district。

Answer:
6.B。

three
7.XXX energy that it does not have.
Solar XXX the United States。

There are several reasons for this trend。

First。

solar energy is renewable。

meaning it will never run out。

Second。

XXX。

requiring little XXX。

solar XXX。

making it an environmentally-friendly choice.
One school that has XXX in Indiana。

In 2011.the school installed a XXX。

Since then。

the school has saved over $100,000 in energy costs。

The school also uses the XXX。

XXX.
XXX power into their energy mix。

In 2014.there were fewer than 1,000 schools in the US using solar power。

Today。

that number has grown to over 5,000.By switching to solar power。

schools can save money on energy costs and ce their carbon footprint.
The word "incorporate" in Paragraph 5 is XXX "include."
According to the passage。

the statement that is NOT true is: "Solar XXX."
The best title for this passage is "Schools Go Solar."
XXX in a good book。

However。

she began to notice a problem with the books she was reading at school。

Many of the books。

such as Where the Red Fern Grows and The Shiloh series。

featured white boys or dogs as the main XXX girl。

Marley XXX.
This issue is not unique to Marley。

as data shows that less than 10 percent of children’XXX 2015 featured a black person as the main character。

This XXX’s Book Center。

In response to this problem。

Marley launched a campaign called
“#1000BlackGirlBooks” in November 2015.Her goal was to
collect 1,000 XXX.
Marley’s campaign was a huge success。

as XXX 10,000
XXX campaign will help give kids a stronger sense of identity and XXX’ voices to be heard and for them to XXX.
XXX Industry
At just 11 years old。

Dias is already taking XXX。

XXX。

people of color are not XXX diversity in characters。

as evidenced
by the fact that in 2012.white men wrote 88% of book reviews。

and in 2013.only 2% of books were about black characters。

Even when people of color are included in books。

XXX.
Despite these challenges。

Dias is XXX。

Her project is a step towards XXX.
B。

The #1000BlackGirlBooks Campaign
Marley Dias。

a 11-year-old girl from New Jersey。

started
the #1000BlackGirlBooks XXX 1,000 XXX as the main character。

Marley was frustrated with XXX to read for school。

She noticed that black girls were often side XXX she read。

She wanted to make a change and decided to take n.
XXX as the main character。

The campaign quickly gained n。

and Marley was soon interviewed by major news outlets。

She even appeared on The Ellen Show to talk about her campaign.
The campaign was a huge success。

Marley received over 11,000 books and was XXX。

regardless of age。

can make a difference in their community.
C。

XXX Industry
Whitewashing is a term used to XXX to be people of color。

This is a problem in many industries。

XXX industry。

XXX.
XXX as the main character。

while characters of color are often side characters or not included at all。

This sends a message to readers that only white people are XXX to people of color。

especially children who are still forming their identities.
There have been XXX。

such as the We XXX.
D。

XXX Kids and XXX
XXX。

improves their n skills。

and can even help them empathize with others。

Here are some books that feature diverse
characters and can help children and teenagers learn about different cultures and XXX:
XXX: XXX up in the 1960s and 1970s as a black girl in the United States.
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros: This coming-of-XXX.
XXX Diary of a Part-Time Indian by XXX: This novel tells the story of r。

a Native American boy who XXX.
XXX: This novel in verse tells the story of a young girl's journey from Vietnam to the United XXX.
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas: This novel follows the story of Starr。

a black XXX unarmed friend.
By reading diverse books。

children and teenagers can learn about different experiences and perspectives。

which can help them e XXX individuals.
Hong Kong is one of the busiest XXX.
The old man was found dead in the snow the next morning.
It's time that we begin to take care of our own house.
Which city do you prefer。

Shanghai or London?
Mr。

Jones enjoys taking his children out for long walks.
XXX three years ago。

but now he is the boss of a large business.
He waved to his sister。

who was just getting off a bus.
XXX?
It was so dark that we could hardly see the faces of each other.
The car broke down halfway on the road。

so we had to walk home.
The bank charges 6 per cent interest on all money borrowed from it.
XXX hooked up on a life-support machine.
She can think clearly when she is not under stress.
Lots of T-shirts were on sale this week。

and the cheapest one cost only one dollar。

XXX。

He fell in love with her at first sight。

I have promised to help you。

and I'll keep my word。

If you have high blood pressure。

you should avoid XXX。

In the past ten years。

there have been XXX。

I would like to rent a modern。

comfortable。

and quiet house。

I have XXX。

XXX that he was going to Japan on business。

It'XXX。

Do you know how much it will cost for your summer travel plans。

Although she may be shy。

she is kind and friendly.
Of course。

the weasel had to be taught。

just like all young animals do。

The good lady who took care of him first tried giving him some milk。

She poured it into her hand and let him drink
from it。

However。

XXX from any other source。

After he had
his dinner。

he would run to a soft blanket in Jane's room and sleep there for one or two hours.
While this routine worked during the day。

Jane didn't XXX she went to bed。

she would put the weasel in a little cage that was next to her bed。

If she needed to wake up early。

she would let
him out of the cage and he would come into her bed to sleep again。

However。

if she was already dressed when he was let out。

he would jump all around her and playfully XXX.
Note: The original text had several XXX.)
All his ways were pretty and he would stand by Jane's shoulder。

giving her little soft pats。

He would run over a whole room of people at the mere sound of her voice。

He was very fond
of the sun and would roll about whenever it shone。

The little weasel was rather a thirsty animal。

but he would not drink much
at a time。

Baths were quite new to him。

and he could not make
up his mind to like them。

As a result of his dislike for baths。

he suffered a good deal on those days。

His XXX him。

which evidently gave him great pleasure.
76.The problem is XXX increasingly us.
77.Solar power has clear XXX sources.
78.However。

the panels do require space.
79.XXX over 10,000 books!
80."XXX I've XXX."
81.This film reminded her of her childhood.。